2004.13.2
Title
Digital postcard of Nurse Webb.
Brief description
Digital copy of sepia tinted postcard showing portrait of Nurse Webb who worked at Spirella; reverse of card reads "For my dearest Daddie".
Object name
postcard
Curator's comments
Martha Mary Webb first came to Letchworth in 1905. She trained in maternity nursing and midwifery Queen Charlotte’s Hospital, London. When Webb returned to Letchworth in 1910 she practised as a maternity nurse. In 1919 she became a welfare nurse for the Spirella Corset Company, working there for 22 years. Alongside this, Webb was Secretary of the Old People’s Welfare Committee. She also played a prominent role in establishing the Howard Over 60s Social Centre and further helped the community by setting up a chiropody clinic, and a meals on wheels service.
